Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Edgeley Park where Stockport County play host to Huddersfield Town. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Stockport County and Huddersfield Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Huddersfield Town kick off the first half!
3.06
Adam Finney makes a probing pass to Stan Murrin. Stan Murrin knocks the ball forward to Stanley Waters but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
8.37
Emile Wallwork controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Clive Minto. Clive Minto makes a probing pass to Stan Murrin but he's offside!
9.04
Joe Jobson advances with the ball. Joe Jobson whips in a cross ball towards Jon Hitchcock. Jon Hitchcock connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Jermaine Nicholls manages to gather it comfortably.
14.33
Jon Hitchcock catches Steven Montague on the ankles. The referee calls over Jon Hitchcock and warns him to calm down! Steven Montague runs off the knock.
15.31
Ben Jess makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lee Le Saux. Lee Le Saux knocks in a cross ball towards Arthur Matthews. Arthur Matthews directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
20.42
Ben Jess knocks the ball forward to Jon Hitchcock. Jon Hitchcock shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Jermaine Nicholls easily smothers it!
24.10
Emile Wallwork chips the ball to his team mate, Stan Murrin. Stan Murrin shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.35
Joe Jobson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jon Hitchcock. Jon Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Steven Montague.
38.26
Billy Terry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ben Jess. Ben Jess kicks a strong pass forward to Lee Le Saux. Lee Le Saux controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
42.24
Billy Terry knocks the ball forward to Ben Jess. Ben Jess makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lee Le Saux. Lee Le Saux shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.51
Stockport County are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
45.00
Ben Jess makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lee Le Saux. Lee Le Saux finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Lee Le Saux!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The whistle blows and Stockport County get the second half underway!
49.48
Stuart Formon kicks a strong pass forward to Lee Le Saux. Lee Le Saux knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steven Montague.
54.00
Danny Goldberg decides to run forward with the ball. Danny Goldberg passes the ball forward to Arthur Matthews. Arthur Matthews knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jermaine Nicholls who gathers it comfortably.
55.32
Clive Minto clumsily knocks into Billy Terry. Clive Minto is shown the yellow card! Billy Terry stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.17
Emile Wallwork decides to run forward with the ball. Emile Wallwork knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.08
Ben Jess kicks a strong pass forward to Lee Le Saux. Lee Le Saux lofts in a cross ball towards Jon Hitchcock. Jon Hitchcock is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Jermaine Nicholls.
61.31
Emile Wallwork surges forward with the ball. Emile Wallwork shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.45
Steven Montague passes the ball forward to Dominic Mccall. Dominic Mccall knocks the ball to his team mate, Stan Murrin. Stan Murrin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.22
Jody Heskey knocks the ball forward to Dominic Mccall. Dominic Mccall chips the ball to his team mate, Clive Minto. Clive Minto lofts in a cross ball towards Stanley Waters. Stanley Waters is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by David Lofthouse.
79.43
Emile Wallwork surges forward with the ball. Emile Wallwork knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Lee Le Saux of Stockport County

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 5 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 2
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 51.4705882352941 vs 48.5294117647059
Play Area
Home team third: 22.06%, Midfield: 45.59%, Away team third: 32.35%